Resumo

QUARESMA, Leilayne Chaves Araújo; SILVA, Rafael Figueiredo da  e  CAMARGO, Gabriela Alessandra Cruz Galhardo. Clinical and metabolic effects of non-surgical periodontal therapy in diabetic and non-diabetic patients - literature review. Rev. Bras. Odontol. [online]. 2016, vol.73, n.2, pp. 140-1432. ISSN 1984-3747.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate through literature review if non-surgical periodontal therapy has benefits for type 2 diabetic patients. Material and Methods: It was selected scientific articles published between the years 2008 and 2014 were selected from MEDLINE, PUBMED and LILACS databases using as key words: type 2 diabetes, periodontal disease, glycemic control and periodontal treatment. Results and Conclusion: From the studies reported in this review it can be concluded that diabetic and non-diabetic patients undergoing non-surgical periodontal treatment showed improvement in all clinical periodontal vestments. However, the effect of periodontal therapy on systemic parameters remains controversial.

Palavras-chave : type 2 diabetes mellitus; periodontal disease; glycemic control; periodontal treatment..